Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Wingham Wildlife Park Rusham Road Shatterling Canterbury CT3 1JL
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Wingham Wildlife Park Rusham Road Shatterling Canterbury CT3 1JL
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View council mapNon material minor amendment to approved application 25/00055 (Change of use of land for extension to wildlife park, erection of buildings to provide pygmy hippo and tiger enclosures, solar panels, erection of bear building with utilities/enclosures and expansion of existing car park (part retrospective) to allow the wording on condition 3 (landscaping) to be changed
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 21 Aug 2025 | View |
| OFFICER REPORTReport | 20 Aug 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| TIGER AND LION FLOOR AND ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| TIGER AND LION ELEVATIONS WITH FENCING ADDEDDrawing · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED BEAR BUILDING PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| MINIATURE HIPPO BUILDING, PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| COVER LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE 25/00055Report · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.